News & Events

NPSS has the honor of being asked to present at this year’s inaugural First Responder Mental Health Resilience Conference on October 27. Sponsored by the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council, this month-long program is designed to present leading-edge approaches to fostering mental health resiliency in first responders. NPSS will be providing two presentation that… Continue Reading →

This month NPSS had the privilege of presenting at the SEIU Local 888 conference in Braintree Massachusetts. The presentation entitled, “Critical Incident Stress Management: Resources for You”, was designed to allow attendees to have an oversight of trauma and the potential impact on their personal and professional lives, stress indicators, and resources to deal with… Continue Reading →

This August, the Amtrak Police Department and members of their EAP service attended both the ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention and Techniques for Delivering Bad News for Crisis Response Personnel in Wilmington Delaware. Our Executive Director had the privilege of presenting these programs to this audience. The group is exposed to… Continue Reading →

In August of this year, our Executive Director was invited to and had the honor of facilitating the ICISF’s course, Assisting Individuals in Crisis for our newest military branch, Space Force at Patrick SFB in Florida. Much like the US Marines are organized under the US Department of the Navy, Space Force is a separate… Continue Reading →

On July 16, 2022 the new “988” Emergency number became operational. This number, designated by Congress in 2020, was designed to make accessing mental health services simpler for those needing assistance. The number serves those that are suicidal, are in mental distress, or otherwise need emotional support. Please share this information with those that you… Continue Reading →

This month our Executive Director was invited to develop and present two programs for upper level Fire Command members to support the health and well-being of Fire personnel. The two presentations entitled, “Substance Use/Abuse in Public Safety: What Can I Do About This?” and “Public Safety Suicide: What Every Fire Officer Should Know” were given… Continue Reading →